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... bought a chair for three dollars , and a looking- glass for twelve ; how much did he give for both ? How many are three and twelve then ? 24. You give thirteen cents for a spelling - book , and three for an inkstand ; how much do they ...
... bought a chair for three dollars , and a looking- glass for twelve ; how much did he give for both ? How many are three and twelve then ? 24. You give thirteen cents for a spelling - book , and three for an inkstand ; how much do they ...
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... bought a cart for 13 dollars , and a plough for 7 dollars ; how much did he pay for both ? How many are 13 and 7 ? How 34. A man bought 10 bushels of rye for 15 dollars , 6 bushels of apples for 6 dollars ; how much did he pay for both ...
... bought a cart for 13 dollars , and a plough for 7 dollars ; how much did he pay for both ? How many are 13 and 7 ? How 34. A man bought 10 bushels of rye for 15 dollars , 6 bushels of apples for 6 dollars ; how much did he pay for both ...
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... bought a knife for 20 cents , and sold it for 22 , how much did he make in trading ? How many are 20 from 22 then ? Why ? 12. A man bought a barrel of molasses for 15 dollars , and sold it for 19 ; how much more than he gave for it did ...
... bought a knife for 20 cents , and sold it for 22 , how much did he make in trading ? How many are 20 from 22 then ? Why ? 12. A man bought a barrel of molasses for 15 dollars , and sold it for 19 ; how much more than he gave for it did ...
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... and 10 from 25 leave ? Why ? 31. You have 16 apples , and give 5 to your sister , 5 to your brother ; how many will you have left ? How many do 5 and 5 from 16 leave ? Why ? 32 A man bought a mirror for 12 dollars , 12 ARITHMETIC .
... and 10 from 25 leave ? Why ? 31. You have 16 apples , and give 5 to your sister , 5 to your brother ; how many will you have left ? How many do 5 and 5 from 16 leave ? Why ? 32 A man bought a mirror for 12 dollars , 12 ARITHMETIC .
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... bought a mirror for 12 dollars , for which he gave 6 bushels of corn , worth 5 dollars , 3 bushels of potatoes , worth 1 dollar , and the rest in money ; how much did he pay ? How many do 5 and 1 from 12 leave ? Why ? 33. The distance ...
... bought a mirror for 12 dollars , for which he gave 6 bushels of corn , worth 5 dollars , 3 bushels of potatoes , worth 1 dollar , and the rest in money ; how much did he pay ? How many do 5 and 1 from 12 leave ? Why ? 33. The distance ...
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Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 21 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...
Page 113 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 245 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 237 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 76 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5^ yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch.
Page 210 - How many solid feet in a pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high?
Page 71 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 74 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, . . marked . . oz. 16 Ounces 1 Pound,* Ib. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter of a Hundred > Weight, $ V. 4 Quarters 1 Hundred Weight, . . cwt 20 Hundred Weight . 1 Ton, T.